East St. Louis Felon Dobbins Sentenced to 16 Years for Heroin & Threats

Felon Anthony Dobbins, 51, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 201 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, influencing a federal official by threat, and mailing threatening communications. The announcement came from the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Steven D. Weinhoeft.

Dobbins committed his offenses while on supervised release for a 2001 armed bank robbery. During a raid on August 10, 2018, officers found over 200 grams of heroin and 90 grams of crack cocaine in bags tossed from his apartment window, along with drug paraphernalia and ammunition.

In December 2018, Dobbins pleaded guilty to the drug offenses. He also sent threatening letters while in custody at the Alton jail, vowing to kill Bureau of Prisons staff upon his return to prison.

Indicted on April 2, 2019, Dobbins pleaded guilty to threat charges without a plea agreement. The court heard that he is a ten-time convicted felon and a high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciplines gang. His sentence includes 51 months for violating his supervised release from the 2001 bank robbery.

Dobbins was also ordered to serve a five-year term of supervised release following his prison sentence. The investigation was conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Illinois State Police, FBI, ATF, USMS, and the Alton Police Department.

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